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Assessing the Effects of European Union Funding of Civil Society Organizations: Money for Nothing?

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  • Thomas Persson
  • Kajsa Edholm

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This study investigates whether the European Union's funding of civil society organizations (CSOs) can foster equal access to existing channels of participation. This is analyzed by using data from 7,889 CSOs that are registered in the EU Transparency Register. Two criteria should be met for funding to combat inequalities among CSOs: the funding must support underrepresented interests, and it must increase their participation in the policy process. The results of a logistic regression analysis show that the Commission's funding scheme does support underrepresented interests but makes participation more unequal by also supporting already overrepresented groups. Furthermore, the analysis shows that the probability of a CSO having access to formal channels of participation significantly increases if it has received funding. The conclusion is that funding could be used more efficiently if the Commission were to consistently support underrepresented interests.

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  • Thomas Persson & Kajsa Edholm, 2018. "Assessing the Effects of European Union Funding of Civil Society Organizations: Money for Nothing?," Journal of Common Market Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 56(3), pages 559-575, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jcmkts:v:56:y:2018:i:3:p:559-575
    DOI: 10.1111/jcms.12636
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